How Long To Beat

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How Long To Beat

A monthly gaming podcast by and for members of the HowLongToBeat community. Hosts Diallo, Lia, Matt and Roy discuss various topics surrounding all genres and eras of video games, as well as current events in the HLTB community. Each episode they delve into their backlogs to explore games they've beaten or retired, discuss a range of gaming related topics, and test each other on their knowledge of games they have beaten in the past!

  1. 1 JUN

    S4 E7 - 900 F*cking Nuts

    With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 on the horizon, the hosts take a look back at their experiences with the original Switch console. They go over how the platform affected their gaming and remember favorite titles, but also share criticisms and reasons why one might not have purchased a Switch at all. In addition to that, there are also tales of speedrunning the Bible, encountering the mysterious Bubble Bobble Baron, re-experiencing the stress of high school romance, and being nostalgic over stick figure fights. So, stick around! This episode is dedicated to all the random chickens crossing our path in life. Cherish them! HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk Email - hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:11 - Beaten 00:49:44 - Retired 01:00:11 - Playing 01:58:11 - Nintendo Switch Retrospective 03:03:00 - Guess the Game 03:08:17 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Diallo: Mario’s Picross, Felvidek, Oxenfree, Dinner with an Owl, Tokimeki Memorial: forever with you Emotional, Blue Prince, Mother 3 Lia: Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back! (Switch), Nier Automata (PS5), Hollywood Story (mobile), RuPaul’s Drag Race (mobile), Stardew Valley (mobile), The Falconeer, Super Metroid (Switch), Infinity Nikki (PS5), Ghost of Tsushima (PS5), Connect Word (mobile), Influencer Story (mobile), Heave Ho (Switch), Run Jesus Run a.k.a. The 10 Second Gospel (PC) Matt: Dead or Alive 6 (PC), Hooters: Road Trip (PS1), Redout: Enhanced Edition (PC), Xiao Xiao No. 2 & 4 & 6 & 9 (PC), Championship Cock Fighter (PC), Time Fcuk (PC), Aqua Moto Racing Utopia (PC), Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES), Backgammon + Checkers + Mills (PC), Murky Divers (PC), Purple (Mobile), Aquadelic GT (PC), Need for Speed: ProStreet (PC) Roy: Balatro (PC), Run Jesus Run a.k.a. The 10 Second Gospel (PC), Persona 3 Reload (PC), Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (Switch/GBA), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PC), Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC), Summon Night: Swordcraft Story (PC/GBA), Wordle (PC)

    3h 9m

  2. 1 MAY

    S4 E6 - My Tip is: Uninstall

    Your S4 hosts are back with another healthy dose of gamer chat! In this episode we share the games we chose for each other to play based on our backlogs, plus our memories of the best, worst, and the weird in licensed and media tie-in video games. Join us for bird games, soundtrack bangers, game hat tricks, sports tangents, a Kardashian or two, and a healthy serving of puns. HowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠ Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠ Email - ⁠hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:02 - Beaten 00:37:28 - Retired 00:58:03 - Playing 01:47:31 - Secret Santa 02:02:01 - Licensed and Media Tie-In Games 02:41:10 - Guess the Game 02:49:50 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Diallo: Aviary Attorney, Indika, Mario’s Picross, Felvidek Lia: Disney Speedstorm, Snakebird, PowerWash Simulator (DLC only, Spongebob and Shrek), Them’s Fightin’ Herds, Hatris (NES, Game Boy, Famicom, Arcade/TurboGrafx-16), Helldivers 2 (PS5/PC), Infinity Nikki (PS5), Ghost of Tsushima (PS5), Nier: Automatica (PS5) Matt: Wakamarina Valley, New Zealand (PC), Hatris (GB) via Tetris Forever (PC), Welltris (DOS) via Tetris Forever (PC), Yeah! You Want "Those Games", Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Clear Them! (PC), Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory (PC), Ailuri (PC), Redout (PC), AEW: Fight Forever (PC), Murky Divers (PC), Purple (Android), Hooters: Road Trip (PS1) Roy: Götzendiener (TurboGrafx-16), Little Kitty Big City (PC), Ice Climber (Switch/NES), Balloon Fight (Switch/NES), Super Tennis (Switch/SNES), Persona 3 Reload (PC), Wordle (PC)

    2h 50m

  3. 1 APR

    S4 E5 - Victim of the Clown Hype Cycle

    Between geese, red pandas, killer clowns, and diapers… This month’s episode contains an especially eclectic collection of games as we talk about the exciting and the frustrating titles that we’ve been playing recently. We also share our experience with tackling the dustiest game on our respective backlogs to see if it really deserved to rot away for so long. How long has it been on there and how was it to finally check it off the list? The perfect background noise for your very own spring cleaning! HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk Email - hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental), Bit By Bit Sound (in this episode) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:49 - Beaten 01:34:13 - Retired 02:11:41 - Playing 03:16:56 - Tackling The Dustiest Backlog Game 03:41:41 - Guess the Game 03:46:17 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Diallo: Virtual Goose 5.0, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Dead by Daylight, Mario’s Picross Lia: Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5), Peggle Extreme, Psych (2014), Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Freshly Frosted, The Birdcage 1-3 (Mobile), Wizard of Wings, A Little to the Left Snack Pack, Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!, 7 Second Haircuts, Everything is Garbage, The League of Lonely Geologists, Off Day, Friendly Fire, GTA Vice City (PS5), Yeah! You Want "Those Games", Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Clear Them! (Switch), The Elder Scrolls: Blades (Switch), Tchia, SELF, Grey Box Testing, Diapers Please!, Ghost of Tsushima (PS5), Crossing Souls, Kind Words 2, I Love Finding Birds, various too similar to differentiate shop simulator games, Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (Genesis), Metroid Zero Mission, Mappy vs Mickey, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Peggle Extreme Matt: Celeste (PC), Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (PC), Smalland (PC), Inertial Drift (PC), Cadde (PC), PISS (PC), Future Aero Racing S Ultra (PC), Monsters, Inc. (PS2), Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game (PC), Audiosurf (PC), Audiosurf 2 (PC), Hatris 3D (N64), Minecraft (PC), Ailuri (PC), Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker’s Memory (PC), Redout (PC), Breath of Death VII (PC) Roy: GAR-TYPE (PC), Daytona USA (Saturn), Golden Axe (Switch/Genesis), Sega Rally Championship (Saturn), Donkey Kong (Switch/NES), Ridge Racer 64 (Switch/N64), Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride (GBA), Mario 4: Kosmichyeskaya Odissyeya (Genesis), Pokemon Yellow (Game Boy), Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (PC), Fortune’s Favor! (GBA), Double Dragon II: The Revenge (Switch/NES), Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll (Switch/NES), Golden Axe II (Switch/Genesis), Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel (PC), Dr. Mario (NES), Wordle (PC), Arknights (Mobile), Summon Night: Swordcraft Story (GBA), Metroid: Zero Mission (Switch/GBA), Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Randomizer (GBA), Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade Randomizer (GBA), Doc Clock and the Toasted Sandwich of Time (PC), Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time (PC)

    3h 48m

  4. 1 MAR

    S4 E4 - Escape the Podcast Motel

    Hosts Diallo, Lia, Matt, and Roy are back and ready to share the upcoming 2025 releases that have them excited, as well as discuss how they keep up with video game news! Tune in to hear their takes on disgusting garbage houses, video games about pop stars, and much, much more! HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk Email - hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:12 - Intro 00:00:34 - Beaten 00:41:12 - Retired 00:54:15 - Playing 01:35:50 - What We're Looking Forward to in 2025 02:26:35 - Guess the Game 02:36:53 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Diallo: Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, Animal Well Lia: Poopy Philosophy, Sheepy, Railbound, GTA III (Definitive Edition, PS5), Mimi’s Delivery Dash, NSYNC Get to the Show (GBC), Britney’s Dance Beat (GBA), Boomerang X, Bus Simulator 21, Infinity Nikki, Freshly Frosted, The Geology Game, Abe's Oddysee New N Tasty, Mini Motorways, Marvel Rivals, GTA: Vice City (Definitive Edition, PS5), Crossing Souls, Sackboy: A Big Adventure Matt: Disgusting Garbage House Escape (PC), Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge (PS2), Ink (PC), Limbo (PC), Super Meat Boy (PC), Mr. Run and Jump (PC), Carly and the Reaperman (PC), Forspoken (PC), Flambeau Deluxxx (PC), Smalland (PC), Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker’s Memory (PC), Celeste (PC) Roy: Delia: The Traveling Witch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Wordle, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    2h 38m

  5. 1 FEB

    S4 E3 - 2024 HLTB GotM Retrospective

    On this special episode, we welcome back previous guest and thread master Knalb to look back with us at the "Game of the Month" titles that were chosen by the community throughout 2024 as part of one of the oldest traditions on HowLongToBeat. To top it all off, Knalb brought a bunch of interesting facts and numbers for a little trivia game about the statistics of those events! HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk Email - hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:23 What has Knalb been playing recently? 00:17:38 Pony Island 00:22:46 Final Fantasy XII 00:27:40 Return of the Obra Dinn 00:32:57 Valiant Hearts 00:37:00 Hatoful Boyfriend 00:41:23 Ori and the Will of the Wisps 00:43:45 The World Ends With You 00:53:24 Sunset Overdrive 00:56:44 Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 01:05:04 Bully 01:12:59 Inside 01:15:25 Death's Door 01:20:13 Resident Evil 7 01:32:25 Doom Eternal 01:36:12 Outer Wilds 01:44:50 GOTM Trivia Game 02:14:45 Conclusion & Looking Forward

    2h 25m

  6. 1 JAN

    S4 E2 - The Easy-Bake Oven for Dudes

    Welcome the new year with a look back at the last games Diallo, Lia, Matt and Roy were able to squeeze through under the 2024 deadline. In this episode, the shiny newly minted hosts of the podcast go over the last games they have beaten, retired, and played before debating the pros and cons of the itchmas ’24 lineup. Get ready for escape rooms, forgotten horror, snowballs and sleds, lots of falling blocks, super short games, and the dawn of a new era in vtubers? HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk Email - hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:42 - Beaten 00:53:30 - Retired 01:04:30 - Playing 01:39:00 - itchmas December 2024 02:24:29 - Guess the Game 02:27:35 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Diallo: Crow Country, Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties, Who’s Lila?, Emio - The Smiling Man, Outer Wilds (Echoes of the Eye DLC), Metaphor: ReFantazio Lia: Lake: Seasons Greetings, Dredge, Spirit City: Lo Fi Sessions, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, Doom Eternal, Dragon Age: Veilguard: Character Creator, Tiny Bookshop Demo, Boomerang X, Red Dead Online, Bus Simulator 21, Infinity Nikki Matt: Snow Moto Racing Freedom, Polaris Snocross (PS1 & GBC), Sled Storm (PS1), Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge, The Whisperer, That Which Gave Chase, Praey For The Gods, Mission in Snowdriftland, Glacier 3: The Meltdown, Tram Simulator Urban Transit, Liyla and the Shadows of War (Android), Zool: Redimensioned, Via Tetris Forever: Tetris Battle Gaiden (NES), Tetris 2 + Bombliss (NES), Hatris (Famicom/GB//US NES),Tetris (CD-i) (shelved), Tetris Christmas, Chris Rea’s Driving Home For Christmas YT, Via Tetris Forever: Super Tetris 3 (SNES) (shelved), Super Bombliss DX (GBC) (shelved), Igo: Kyū Roban Taikyoku (NES), Tetris [1988] (MS-DOS), Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss (SNES), Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss: Gentei Hen (SNES), Super Bombliss (GB/SNES), Tricky Towers Roy: Golf (1984), Donkey Kong Jr., Hearthstone, Live A Live, Holocure, Pokemon Silver, Eragon (GBA), Arknights, Civilization IV, Delia: The Traveling Witch, Tetris DX Itchmas 2024: Arcane Beak, P.E. Noire, LODGE, | aka pipe, What Never Was, Creature Packets, Rental, Nightmare Kart, The world had been sad since Tuesday, A Good Gardener, Delia: The Traveling Witch, Pakke-Is, Off-Peak, Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    2h 29m

  7. 01/12/2024

    S4 E1 - Ruining the Legacy

    A new beginning is upon us as Josh and Paula are ambushed by a set of new voices who are eager to carry the torch into season 4 of the How Long To Beat Podcast! In this extra big episode, members of the community Diallo, Lia, Matt and Roy begin the new season with a discussion of some games that shaped them as gamers over the years before going into the classic talking points of the games they have beaten, retired, and played. Be ready for dark Pikmin roleplay, Yu-Gi-Oh nerd rage, and the occasional chirp from the new podcast mascot, Lizza the bird! HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk Email - hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:00 - Ambush! 00:37:05 - Intro 00:39:10 - Games That Shaped Us 02:00:27 - Beaten 02:49:57 - Retired 03:08:07 - Playing 03:36:23 - Soap Box: Roy on Yu-Gi-Oh! 03:42:41 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Diallo: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Pokémon HG/SS, We 3 Katamari, Hypnospace Outlaw, Resident Evil 2, Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Dead by Daylight, Pokemon TCGP, Crow Country Lia: The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, GTA: San Andreas, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, The Last Of Us, Echoes of Wisdom, i’ll be brave tomorrow, We Are OFK, Winnie the Pooh, Railbound, Growing Up, Lake: Season’s Greetings (DLC), Dredge, Doom Eternal, Death’s Door Matt: Grounded, F-Zero, Inscryption, Spore, Die Maus, Tetris (Game Boy), Shinkansen 0, Tanuki Sunset, Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories, Gubble Buggy Racer, Super Tetris, Tetris 2, Acorn Pinball, Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy, Yoshi, Snow Moto Racing Freedom, Pinball of the Dead Roy: Summon Night: Swordcraft Story, Persona 3: FES, Pikmin 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Automobili Lamborghini, Helltaker, Star Fox 64, Cruis’n USA, Cruis’n World, Pokemon FireRed, Urban Champion, Sonic Adventure 2, Hearthstone, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Wordle, Sonic Generations

    3h 44m

  8. 08/09/2024

    S3 E52 - Hope

    The end has come and the season finishes up with this final episode where Josh and Paula take a look to the future. What are they keen to finish? What’s been sitting on the backlog begging to be played? What new releases are they looking forward to in the future? Thanks to everyone who contributed and helped support season three and make it fun. It was a blast to put together, but all good things must come to an end. Who knows what will happen in the future, but for now, it’s done! Thanks for listening. HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk Email - hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro) and Abatage (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Pokepaw 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:36 - Backlog Games We’re Hyped to Finish 00:18:32 - Backlog Games We’re Hyped to Start 00:43:41 - Upcoming Releases We’re Hyped For 01:36:54 - A Look Back On Season 3 01:45:04 - Final Thoughts Games Mentioned: Josh: Dredge, Starfield, Paradise Killer, Need For Speed Heat, Outer Wilds, Republique, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes, The Operator, Terminator: Resistance, Coffee Talk, Coffee Talk 2, Deliver Us Mars, American Arcadia, Steelrising, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Grand Theft Auto 6, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Death Stranding 2, The Wolf Among Us 2, The Sims 5, Doom: The Dark Ages, Light No Fire Paula: The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kindgom, Wargroove 2, Shin Megami Tensei V, The Cruel King and the Great Hero, Elden Ring, Fire Emblem: Engage, Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling, Radiant Tale Fanfare, Lakeburg Legacies, Taisho X Alice, Catherine, CharadeManiacs, JackJeanne, Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth Invetigations Collection, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Meiji Tokyo Renka Full Moon, 9 RIP, Virche Evermore: Epic Lycons, Steam Prison: Beyond The Steam, Bustafellows Season 2, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, Utakata no Uchronia

    1h 51m
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A monthly gaming podcast by and for members of the HowLongToBeat community. Hosts Diallo, Lia, Matt and Roy discuss various topics surrounding all genres and eras of video games, as well as current events in the HLTB community. Each episode they delve into their backlogs to explore games they've beaten or retired, discuss a range of gaming related topics, and test each other on their knowledge of games they have beaten in the past!

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    HowLongToBeat.com
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    225
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    Explicit
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